The document discusses the differences between the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed past events, while the past continuous describes a situation that was ongoing in the past. Examples are provided of how to form the past simple and past continuous using regular and irregular verbs. Time expressions that are commonly used with each tense are also listed. The document concludes with examples of using the correct tense and practice identifying whether sentences should use the past simple or past continuous.

1. PAST TENSE VS PAST CONTINUOUS!!!

2. PAST SIMPLE
&
PAST
CONTINUOUS

3. We often use the past simple to talk
about a completed past events and the
past continuous to describe the
situation that existed at the time. The
completed event might have interrupted
the situation, or just occurred while the
situation or event was in progress.

4. • Regular Verb
• Verbs End in e+d= smile+d------ smile
Verbs End in e+d= locate+d-------- located
• Verbs End in consonant+y= i+ed= deny-------denied
Verbs End in consonant+y= i+ed= studey-----studied
• Verbs End in vowel+sonsonat (not w or y)= double the
consonat, then+ ed= rob------robbed, stop------stopped
• Verbs End in anything including-w+ ed= knock--------
knocked, borrow-------borrowed
• Irregular Verb
• In irregular verbs, the verbs usuallydo not end in-ed
Examples= build------built, fly-------flew, keep------kept, fall-------fell
• Meanwhile, there are some verbs past which are similar to their
verbs base.
Examples= Hit------hit, put-------put, cut-----cut, hurt------hurt, let-----let
Example Myth :
Yamata no Orochi

5. PAST TENSE
• We often use the past simple to
talk about a completed past events
(menyatakan perbuatan atau
kejadian yg dilakukan pd waktu
lampau). Simple Past also show
that an activity or situation began
adn ended at a particular time in
the past.
• Rumus
(+) S+Verb II
(-) S+ did not+ Verb I
(?) Did+S+Verb I
• Yang tidak memakai kata kerja
menggunakan Was/Were
I,He,She,It,Name= Was
They,We,You= Were
• Time Signal: Yesterday, the day
before yesterday, last week, last
month, last year, two days
ago, two months ago, two years
ago.
PAST CONTINUOUS
• To talk about an action that was in
progress (not finished) at a time in
the past. (untuk menyatakan
kejadian atau pekerjaan yang
berlangsung pada waktu
lampau). We also use P.C.T to
talk about two long actions that
were in progress simultaneously
• Rumus:
(+) S+was/were+ Verb+ing
(-) S+ was/were not+ Verb+ing
(?) Was/were+S+vVerb+ing
I,He,She,It,Name= Was
They,We,You= Were
• Yang tidak mengunakan kata kerja
tambahkan being setelah to be
past (was/were)

6. The Examples of past tense
• They played football yesterday
they did not play football yesterday
did they play football yesterday?
• Shinta sang a song justnow
shinta did not sing a song justnow
did shinta sing a song justnow?
• Mother cooked rica-rica two days ago
mother didn’t cook rica” two days ago
did mother cook rica” two days ago?
• I was late justnow
I was not late justnow
was I late justnow?
• She was sick two days ago
she was not sick two days ago
was she sick two days ago?
• We were here last week
We were not here last week
Were we here last week?
The examples of past continuous
• I was studying when you phoned.
I was not studing when you phoned
Was I studying when you phoned?
• I was standing near the door
I was not standing near the door.
Was I standing near the door?
• We were watching TV while father
was reading news paper.
-We were not watching TV while
father was reading news paper.
- were we watching TV while father
was reading news paper?
• She was being happy when her
mother arrived.
-She was not being happy when her
mother arrived.
- was She being happy when her
mother arrived?

7. TIME EXPRESSIONSPast Simple
YESTERDAY,
I didn’t go to
school…
LAST
WEEK, we
didn’t have
lunch
together… TWO DAYS
AGO, Maggie
was ill…
IN
2007, Bart
failed all the
subjects…
IN THE 20th
CENTURY, th
at didn’t
happen…

8. TIME EXPRESSIONSPast Continuou
Grandad was
sleeping
yesterday AT
8 o’clock…
I was trying
to fly WHEN
it began to
rain…
AS I was
working, the
police
arrived…
WHILE Bart
was
playing, someo
ne stole his
money…
Moe was
working
WHILE
Homer was
skating…

9. It’s your turn…Past Simple or Continuous?
I_____(write) letters all day yesterday
A cigarette……(cause) the fire last week.
My mother……….(ask) me a lot of questions yesterday.
Their marriage……(end) in divorce.
What………you……..(do) when I phoned you yesterday?
You…….. (talk) on the phone for hours and hours.
was writing
caused
asked
ended
were you doing
were talking

10. were dancing.
was cooking dinner.
was driving home.
was not watching T.V.